Acrodectes Peak
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Acrodectes Peak is on the left, viewed from the north
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,187 ft (4020 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 1,339 ft (408 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 36°51′39″N 118°22′30″W / 36.8607681°N 118.3750983°W / 36.8607681; -118.3750983 [2] |
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Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Kearsarge Peak |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1935 by Norman Clyde and party [3] |
Easiest route | Scramble , class 2 [4] |
Acrodectes Peak is a mountain peak of the Sierra Nevada , located within Kings Canyon National Park in southern Fresno County, California . [5]
The summit is 13,187 feet (4020 m) in elevation. [1]
The peak was named after Acrodectes philopagus , a rare katydid species found in the region. [5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Acrodectes Peak, California" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved 2012-05-02 .
- ↑ "Acrodectes Peak" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2012-05-02 .
- ↑ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers . p. 176. ISBN 978-0898869712 .
- ↑ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra . San Francisco: Sierra Club Books . p. 255. ISBN 978-0871561473 .
- 1 2 Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning . University of California Press. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8 .
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